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Levitan, Sar A.; And Others – 1992
National concern about U.S. competitiveness in the world market has focused attention on the need to improve the work force. The two major 1992 presidential candidates have included training programs as important planks in their campaigns. President Bush has issued two proposals. Initially, he has charged in the Job Training 2000 proposal that the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
Anderson, Lorraine Kvistberg; Thomas, Ruth G. – 1992
A study field tested and evaluated an instructional approach to parent education that tried, from a developmental perspective, to help parents become aware of their parenting practices. A program was developed to support parents in becoming aware of personal themes and actions that influenced the nature of parent-child interaction and in becoming…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Child Rearing, Developmental Programs
Michael, Robert J., Ed.; Upton, Graham, Ed. – View Finder, 1993
This monograph presents 14 brief papers on special education in other countries or comparisons between countries. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Legal Foundations of Special Education: A Comparison of the United States Public Law 94-142 and the China Compulsory Education Law" (Hong Bo Wang et al.); "International…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Educational Practices
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1993
This journal issue focuses on cooperative partnership programs for the improvement of educational services to students with disabilities. The eight articles are: (1) "Partner-Based Prelinguistic Intervention: A Preliminary Report" by M. Jeanne Wilcox (which found the intervention procedures had a strong effect on mother-child dyads); (2)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Robinson, Glen E.; Brandon, David P. – 1994
Whether state average test scores on the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial State Assessment in mathematics should be used to compare and rank states according to the quality or proficiency of their educational programs is examined. Data from eighth graders from the Trial State Assessment are analyzed. Analysis shows…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Quality
Goodson, Barbara Dillon; And Others – 1991
This report presents the findings of a study conducted for the U.S. Department of Education that analyzed 17 family education programs for disadvantaged families. In-depth studies were conducted on-site for 7 programs; an additional 10 programs were studied via telephone interviews. An "Executive Summary" of eleven pages (also separately…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Family Programs, Family School Relationship
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Appalachian Center. – 1990
The papers in this proceedings are grouped in four parts addressing family, health, education, and welfare of Appalachian children, respectively. The first part, "The Children's Family," includes papers that focus on general ethnographic description of Appalachian family life, child rearing practices, and programs designed to support the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
Mount Carmel International Training Centre for Community Development, Haifa (Israel). – 1982
The topics and issues brought forth in this report are the result of a 3-month training course on early childhood education that included lectures, discussions, and field visits. Nineteen participants representing 11 countries lived together for 3 months during 1982, exchanging views and ideas. A list of program participants, staff, and sponsors…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Development, Creative Activities, Developing Nations
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs. – 1983
Designed for teachers, administrators, and others involved in early childhood education, the guide presents a model for implementing parenting programs as part of early childhood education programs. Separate sections discuss the planning and implementation of a parenting program, the role of a parent coordinating council, utilizing volunteers,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Home Instruction
Zero to Three, 1987
Five bulletins of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs include articles with the following titles and authors: "Infant Day Care: A Cause for Concern?" (Jay Belsky); "Model versus Modal Child Care for Children from Low-Income Families (Donna Wittmer); "Therapeutic Childcare at Merrywood School" (Maxine Siegel); "Individual Differences…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect
Alberta Education Response Centre, Edmonton. – 1989
This resource inventory is for the use of parent groups and others who are concerned with parent education and support services. The inventory contains the titles of articles, copies of which are available through the Alberta Education Response Centre. The articles and publications listed cover a wide range of topics related to child development…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development
American Association of Univ. Women, Sugarloaf, PA. Pennsylvania Div. – 1989
This guide consists of four options for developing awareness of choices leading to career opportunities for women in the 21st century. The programs, workshops, and events within the project target youth at three ages and adults who effect change in the lives of these youths. Option 1 is a presentation focusing attention on the identification and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Lee, Irene K.; And Others – 1982
This series of lessons aims to answer questions new and prospective parents may have about parenting and their infant. Lesson 1 discusses three stages of prenatal development, drug abuse during pregnancy, and the role of fathers. Lesson 2 points out the importance of mother's diet to the unborn child and the mother's need to dress for comfort…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Rearing, Clothing, Drug Abuse
Gray, Ellen – 1983
Results from the evaluation of 11 demonstration programs designed to prevent child abuse are summarized in this working paper. The programs were of three types: perinatal programs; community-wide education, information, and referral projects; and culturally relevant parent education efforts. The four perinatal programs focused on extended…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Attachment Behavior, Blacks
Alvy, Kerby T. – 1985
Over the last 15 years, parent education programs have emerged that teach parents what they need to know and do in order to put their children at a psychosocial advantage in society. The Culturally Adapted Parent Training Project, initiated by the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, was developed to adapt existing programs to meet the…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Family, Black Youth, Child Rearing
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